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C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center
Mentioned in a privacy incident report created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs on April 22, 2014. Also cited in 111 other reports.
Report ID: PSETS0000103123, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Reported Entity: BAY PINES FL - 516
Issue:
A VA employee communicated the full name and medical condition of another VA employee from personal email account to both Bay Pines employees and one employee from another VA without the need to know.
Outcome:
04/22/14: The Incident Resolution Team has determined that the employee whose health information was disclosed will be sent a HIPAA notification letter due to Protected Health Information (PHI) being disclosed.